NASCAR Cup Series fines totaled over a half million during the 2019 racing season
Update: Three teams were handed large fines two weeks after the championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The data below has been updated to reflect those fines.
28 different NASCAR driver and chief pairings were fined a total of $770,000 in the 2019 racing season.
Read MoreFive NASCAR crew members ejected from Phoenix
This weekend, NASCAR rolls into ISM Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona. It’s the final race before the Championship 4 event next week.
NASCAR OSS inspection opened at Noon ET time. Qualifying is underway now.
34 of 39 cars passed on their first attempt.
Read MoreKevin Harvick failed inspection three times; Suffers NASCAR penalty
Kevin Harvick rolled to the inspection line ahead of Kansas Speedway qualifying on Saturday afternoon. Like a few others, he failed on the first pass through the line.
There’s no penalty for the first failure. From that point, teams get to roll out of inspection,
Read MoreTwo NASCAR crew members ejected from Kansas Speedway; Kevin Harvick not allowed to qualify
This weekend, NASCAR unloads at the 1.5-mile oval of Kansas Speedway.
On Friday, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series rolled to the track for two rounds of practice. Today, they’re set to set the starting lineup via qualifying.
Read MoreNASCAR inspection issue ahead of qualifying at Dover International Speedway
This weekend, NASCAR has unloaded at Dover International Speedway. The 1-mile concrete oval in Dover, Delaware.
It’s the first race in the round of 12. Only 12 drivers remain eligible for the championship. Martin Truex Jr is one of the 12 drivers eligible.
Read MoreCar in the NASCAR Playoffs has been disqualified; First disqualification in NASCAR Cup Series since new rules were introduced
On Saturday night, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series unloaded at the short track. The 0.75-mile oval of Richmond Raceway hosted race number two of the NASCAR Playoffs.
Joe Gibbs Racing drove to the front of the field.
Read MoreHamlin failed post-race NASCAR inspection at Darlington Raceway
On Saturday, Darlington Raceway welcomed the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The 1.366-mile oval is located in Darlington, South Carolina.
Denny Hamlin wrecked in Friday practice. That put him in a backup car. For qualifying, Hamlin coasted well off pace to save his tires as he knew he’d be starting at the rear regardless of qualifying efforts.
Read MoreNASCAR crew member ejected from Michigan International Speedway
Pre-race inspection is underway at Michigan International Speedway. We’ve seen an issue from the trip through the Room of Doom.
Martin Truex Jr, the Joe Gibbs Racing #19 has failed pre-race inspection. They failed twice which means Truex will be forced to drop to the rear at the start of today’s race.
Read MoreAllmendinger comments after being disqualified, again
Austin Cindric pitted from the lead late in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen International. He had new tires and was on the chase to get back to the front.
With 2 laps to go, Cindric has a run on the inside off turn one.
Read MoreSix cars fail inspection ahead of the race at Pocono Raceway
Yesterday, qualifying took place at the 2.-5-mile triangle of Pocono Raceway. However, the starting lineup was unofficial after qualifying.
Following the session, cars were impounded. This morning, the inspection line opened. Post-qualifying and pre-race inspection were rolled into one.
Read MorePre qualifying NASCAR inspection failure
Ahead of qualifying, teams rolled through the inspection line at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
One failed inspection, no harm. Teams get to roll through again to try and pass the inspectors.
However, Daniel Hemric also failed on the second attempt. The team was able to pass on the third try.
Read MoreMore issues ahead of practice at Kentucky Speedway
It’s not often teams run into major issues with officials ahead of practice. Today, we’ve seen two of these special cases.
First, ahead of NASCAR Truck Series practice this morning, a truck was confiscated by the sanction. Stewart Friesen’s firewall drew an eye from officials.
Read MoreNASCAR took the truck ahead of the first practice session; Team forced to backup
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series has unloaded on a Thursday at Kentucky Speedway. This morning, the division has two practice sessions, qualifying as well as their race later tonight.
However, before cars took to the track,
Read MoreThe car of Christopher Bell failed three points in the NASCAR inspection at Chicagoland Speedway
Christopher Bell drove to a 3rd place finish on Saturday at Chicagoland Speedway. However, the Joe Gibbs Racing #20 car still needed to pass post-race inspection.
It did not.
Around 7pm NASCAR announced that Christopher Bell had failed the inspection.
Read MoreThe team argued that light damage caused the post-race tech violation at Iowa Speedway; The penalty stands following the appeal
Statements from the team are posted below following the decision to uphold the penalty from Iowa Speedway.
Ross Chastain drove to victory lane on Sunday at Iowa Speedway.
Read MoreThe Iowa Speedway race winner was disqualified on Sunday; Here’s how that process works
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series no longer has a ride height rule. However, the truck series and Xfinity Series still have the rule.
There’s an argument that getting the cars off the ground make for better racing.
Read MoreNASCAR penalized Ross Chastain after ‘a little technical hiccup’ and the driver stands behind his team in the appeal
On Sunday, Ross Chastain cruised to victory at Iowa Speedway. The win was claimed on Sunday afternoon in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series.
The win came shortly after Chastain declared his run for points in the series.
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